Experience

FRANCIS WACZIARG PRIVATE LIMITED
• India
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Divisional Merchandise Manager

  • Apr 2022 - Present


Francis Wacziarg Pvt Ltd

• India

• MERCHANDISING MANAGER

  • May 2014 - Mar 2022

  • Vendor Management and sourcing the new categories. • Client servicing, getting requirements from clients. • Market and competition mapping. • Working as a team, Collaborate with members of the team to ensure an excellent client experience across all client interactions from needs assessment through delivery and follow up. • Meeting with Sr. Merchants & Merchandisers for production status and new development weekly and giving new idea and solution to them. • Visiting supplier very often and arranging good offers to buyer. • Sharing the information to our buyer for competitors. • Arranging the meeting of Nominated Forwarder and Negotiate the price. • Negotiation the price with lab for Testing package as per buyer requirement and inform to supplier and buyer • Price negotiation with supplier for any enquiry. If price is not competitive then give some suggestion to supplier without affecting the look of the garment. • Travelling with Compliance team for Supplier Audits. • Positive attitude to learn new from Supplier, Magazine and buyer • Ensuring Compliance in the Factories like, BSCI, SA 8000, ICS, SEDEX, GOTS, GRS, OCS, OEKO TEX, REACH DOCS etc. • Knowledge of Open Costing & Negotiating the price before quoting the price to Buyer. • Keeping the updates of New Fabric, Trends and Trims and updating to buyer before their trip and Tech pack. • Making the Notes/Digital in Buyer Meeting and sending out the MINUTES OF MEETING to all concerned Person after finishing the meeting. • Working on Certified product like Organic, Fair trade, EU Flower and Swan Label. Overseas trip for buyer meeting and new idea. Show less



Intercoop limited

• United Kingdom
• Retail Office Equipment

• Sr. Merchandiser

  • Aug 2007 - May 2014

  • Oversee the whole consignment from order till delivery, and timely delivery of orders • Getting samples developed and shipped as per buyer’s specification. • Routine follow-up with vendors in India and updating buyers on regular basis. • Monitoring various stages of production right from receiving order till its final execution. • Sourcing new vendors and visiting their production facilities to access their capabilities. • To ensure proper packaging of finished goods and timely delivery of merchandize as per buyer's requirements. • Keeping record and updating buyer regularly. • Follow Up testings from SGS and Vendors. • Ensuring Compliance in the Factories like , BSCI, SA8000 & REACH DOCS • Knowledge of Open Costing & Negotiating the price before quoting the price to Buyers. • Keeping the updates of New Fabric, Trends and Trims and updating to buyer before their trip and Tech pack. • Working on Joint Buying. • Making the Buyer Itinerary and arranging the buyer meeting in Office as well as Vendor’s unit. • Giving the PPT Presentation on Current Scenario on Cotton, Raw Material and Effect on price . • Making the Notes/Digital in Buyer Meeting and sending out the MINUTES OF MEETING to all concerned Person after finishing the meeting. • Introducing the New vendor as per Requirement and Arranging the Audit docs filled. • Monthly Factory Visit to check the order follow up and selection of new sample. • Arranging the Pre Production Meeting with Vendor to ensure the right production. • Working on Certified product like Organic, Fair trade, EU Flower and Savannah Project ( Raw cotton from Africa and Making the goods in India) • Working as a team with junior staff/Quality team and giving the full guidance and doing the meeting with them weekly for Order follow up and Inspection. • Arranging the shipping documents from Vendor and sending to concerned buyer. • Overseas trip for Buyer Meetings. Show less



Udhyog Nagar

• India
• Financial Services

• Sewa International

  • Nov 2003 - Jul 2007

  • Coordination with client and vendors all over India independent correspondence. • Oversee the whole consignment from order till delivery. • Ensure timely delivery of orders. • Procure new vendors and supporting suppliers. • Closely working with Production team/Quality team to ensure the correct quality and product • Making the sample production Friendly • Giving the correct information to concerned buyer and buying house about Product. • Travelled overseas for buyer meeting • Worked on costing and giving the option for low quotes by using optional Trims/Fabric. • Fabric follows up on regular basis and updating on New Fabric quality and price. • Ensure that Fabric should be arranged as per Testing Std. • Good Coordination with Shipping dept, Fabric dept, Trims Dept, Production Dept, Compliance team and Quality dept to ensure the goods are on time. • Arranging the buyer meeting and sending the MOM to buyer. Buyer: Sears Canada, Cortefiel, El Corte Ingles, Sust Bv, Ann Harvey, New Looks, Guess, Miss Sixty Show less



Indo Transworld Exports

• India
• Textile Manufacturing

• Indo transworld exports

  • May 1997 - Mar 2003

  • Sampling coordination • Updating Excel order wise and buyer wise • Making the Production file and hand over to Production team with Red Sealer. • Checking the Initial pcs and giving the Go head of the production. • Sending courier and courier report to buyer and buying house. • Giving Information to all concerned dept. • Order follow-up for direct buyer as well as for buying house. • Worked on Costing. • Attending the Buyer Meeting and making the notes. • Oversee the whole consignment from order till delivery. • Ensure timely delivery of orders. Buyer: Lolita, Krishma Overseas, Sathya, Metro Group (Singapore) Show less